DANCE UNIT: YEAR ONE

AIM/LEARNING INTENTION: CURRICULUM:

The aim of this unit is to introduce students to the foundation knowledge
(elements, language, safe practices) of dance. Fundamental movement
skills and technical skills will be drawn together to form a short dance
sequence. Students will have opportunities to explore and improvise with
dance. The popular dance style of hip-hop will theme this unit and allow
students insight into culturally relevant dance within their local community.
Explore, improvise and organise ideas to make dance sequences
using the elements of dance (ACADAM0010).
Use fundamental movement skills to develop technical skills when
practising dance sequences (ACADAM002).
Present dance that communicates ideas to an audience, including
dance used by cultural groups in the community (ACADAM003).

ACHIEVMENT STANDARD: ASSESMENT: CROSS CURRICULUM PRIORITIES: GENERAL CAPABILITIES:

Students describe the effect of the
elements in dance they make,
perform and view and where and
why people dance.
Students use the elements of
dance to make and perform dance
sequences that demonstrate
fundamental movement skills to
represent ideas.
Assessment Checklist
Self-Assessment/Reflection
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Histories and Cultures.
Asia and Australias Engagement
with Asia.
Sustainability.
Literacy
Numeracy
ICT Capability
Critical and Creative Thinking
Personal and Social Capability
Ethical Understanding
Intercultural Understanding

Students demonstrate safe

practice.

AIM OF LESSON:
Introduce the safe dance practices that will
oversee this unit of dance. Introduce students to
the structure of our dance lessons. Warm up,
activity, dance sequence, cool down.
UNIT OUTLINE:
LESSON ONE: SAFE DANCE PRACTICES
Introduction: Introduce safe dance practices. Brainstorm how we need to keep ourselves safe
during dance in class discussion. (space, excitement levels, use body safely, give everything a go).
Warm Up: Warm Up dance sequence
Activity: Improvisational Dance Games
Musical Bobs
Dance like A
Image Cues

AIM OF LESSON:
Introduce students to the language we use in
dance to describe, reflect, prompt and direct.
Start to integrate this language into
explorative/improvisational activities as well as
preparation of the dance sequence. Encourage
students to use this language in reflection and
throughout the remainder of this unit.
AIM OF LESSON:
Allow students to explore the improvisational
and creative element of dance through
activities and freestyle choreography. Introduce
freestyle section of the dance sequence.
Dance Sequence Sun Comes Down
Cool Down stretch
LESSON TWO: LANGUAGE OF DANCE
Introduction: Introduce Dance Word Bank (see resource) explain how we can use these words in
dance, discuss their meanings, have some students demonstrate the cues i.e. show us how to move
forward/robotically/softly etc.
Warm Up: Warm Up dance sequence
Activity: Improvisational Dance Games
Musical Bobs
Dance like A
Image Cues
Focus on using language from the dance word bank to prompt movement styles.
Dance Sequence Sun Comes Down
Cool Down stretch
LESSON THREE: IMPROVISATION/EXPLORATION
Warm Up: Warm Up dance sequence
Activity: Improvisational Dance Games
Musical Bobs
Dance Poses
Dance like A using dance word bank.
Image Cues
Focus on freestyle dance during activities continue with inclusion of dance language from our
dance word bank.
Dance Sequence Sun Comes Down
Introduce freestyle section
Cool Down stretch
 LESSON FOUR: PERFORMANCE (CONTROL, COMMITMENT, CONCENTRATION)
AIM OF LESSON:
Conclude the lesson drawing together the base
of dance knowledge we have built in this unit to
A. reflect on performance and B. perform the
dance sequence we have been learning in
small groups.
Introduction: Watch freestyle/performance dance videos. As a class use dance word bank and
Dance Reflection on SMART board (see resources) to reflect on the videos, dance style and what
makes a good performance. Introduce concept of bringing control, commitment and
concentration to your performance. Discuss also what makes a good audience.
Indigenous Dance video included here (cross-curriculum priority).
Warm Up: Warm Up dance sequence
Dance Sequence Sun Comes Down
Complete Routine.
In 2-3 smaller groups. Perform the dance sequence to one another.
ASSESMENT CHECKLIST
STUDENTS SELF-ASSESS/REFLECT ON ONE REFLECTION POINT FOR THEIR GROUP.